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NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH SCHEME

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The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) was established by the Government of India in the year 1961 with a view to bringing about qualitative improvement in school education in the country. This programme took up the shape of a scheme called NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH SCHEME which provided for the identification of talented students and awarding them with scholarships.

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PRESENT SCHEME

The scholarship under the present scheme awarded to the candidates for pursuing courses in

science and social science up to doctoral level and in professional courses like medicine and

engineering up to second-degree level subject to the fulfillment of the conditions provided in this

brochure. As on date 1000 scholarships are awarded in the country with reservation of 15 percent for

SC, 7.5 percent for ST and 27 percent for other backward classes and 4 percent for group of students

with benchmark disabilities.

SELECTION PROCEDURE

Identification of talent comprises two-stage selection process. While the individual State/UT

conducts the first stage selection, the second stage selection at the national level is carried out by

the NCERT.

STATE LEVEL EXAMINATION

Each State/UT conducts its own examination. They have the autonomy to lay down their own

norms for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the candidates. This examination is primarily

used to recommend a given number of candidates for the second level test to be conducted by

the NCERT. This number is based on the enrolment of students at Classes IX and X in different

States/UTs. The candidates are to be recommended on the basis of the merit in the written examination

conducted by the States/UTs. The details of the number of candidates for different States/UTs as

applicable are notified separately.

The state level screening examination is conducted in all State/UT’s on first Sunday of

November except in Nagaland, Andaman and Nicobar Island, Meghalaya and Mizoram where it will

be conducted on first Saturday of November every year until and unless some special

circumstances occur.

The addresses of the Liaison Officers of each State/UT are given in Appendix with whom

information about state level examination may be sought.

Eligibility

All students studying in Class X in any type of recognized school including Kendriya

Vidyalaya, Navodaya Vidyalaya, and Sainik School etc. will be eligible to appear at the State

Level Examination from the State in which the school is located. However, no domicile

restriction shall be imposed. The state may impose any other eligibility condition for appearing in

the screening examination like any qualifying percentage of marks in the previous annual

examination etc. Students registered under Open and Distance Learning (ODL) are also eligible for

scholarship provided the students are below the age of 18 years (as on 1st July of that particular

year) the students is not employed and they are appearing in class X for the first time.

How to apply

The students studying in Class X in the country ought to be on the lookout for any

advertisement in the newspapers or circulars in the school by the respective Government of their

State/UT for the above said examination and act as per the requirement given in the State

advertisement/circular. Any other information/query about the details of the state level examination

may be had from Liaison Officers of the State/UT agencies, the addresses of which are given in the

Appendix.

The filled in application by the student be submitted to the State Liaison Officer duly

signed by the Principal of the school before the due date as advertised/circulated by each

concerned State/UT.

Medium of Examination

The medium of the test shall be as announced by the State/UT.

Fee

State may impose any fee for examination and/or for application form

Examination

State level examination may have two parts: Part-I Mental Ability Test (MAT) and Part-

II Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) for nominating the required number of candidates for the second

level test to be conducted by the NCERT.

Results

The State/Union Territory will prepare a merit list of the candidates ensuring the minimum

qualifying marks in both the tests separately. These marks are 40 per cent in the case of General and

OBC category candidates and 32 per cent in the case of SC/ST/physically challenged candidates.

The result of State Level Talent Search examination is declared in months of January/

February by the States/UTs themselves. This examination is used only to recommend the candidates

for second level NTS examination conducted by the NCERT. The marks of the State level

Examination are not added to the National Level Examination for award of scholarship. No

correspondence will be entertained by the NCERT with regard to first level examination conducted

by the State/UT. The candidate having any query/complaint/clarification with regard to the State

Level Examination shall have to correspond only with the state examination agencies.

NATIONAL LEVEL EXAMINATION

There is no fee of any kind for appearing in the National Level Examination.

Eligibility

The National Talent Search Examination is open for students of Indian nationality whether

they study in India or abroad at Class X level.

Candidates Studying in India

Only the candidates selected by the States/UTs on the basis of their screening

examination shall be eligible to appear in the National level examination to be conducted by the

NCERT on the Second Sunday of May each year (unless otherwise notified). The

NCERT will convey the roll number, the venue, the date and time for the national level

examination to all such candidates directly through its portal www.ncert@nic.in.

Candidates Studying Abroad

Students of Indian nationality studying abroad at the Class X level may also compete for

Talent Search Award under the following conditions:

i. The Indian students studying abroad in Class X or equivalent class shall be exempted from

the first level-screening test and shall be permitted to appear directly at the second level

examination conducted by the NCERT.

ii. A candidate shall be eligible to appear in the second level NTS examination only if he

or she has obtained at least 60 per cent marks (in aggregate) at the previous annual

examination.

iii. A candidate will have to appear in the NTS examination at a centre in India at her/his

own cost.

iv. A candidate desiring to appear in the NTS examination may request through the Head

of the Institution where he or she is studying along with an attested copy (by the Head

of the Institution) of the mark sheet of Class IX. The request should reach the Head,

Department of Educational Survey Division, NCERT, New Delhi-110016 latest by 31st

December of the concerned year.

v. The Council shall allot roll numbers to the eligible candidates and inform them about

the date, time and the venue of examination along with other relevant instructions.

vi. No request for change of Centre shall be entertained.

vii. If a candidate is selected, the scholarship shall be paid for pursuing studies in India

only.

viii. Change of center will be permitted in genuine cases and as per instructions issued from

NCERT.

Written Examination

The written examination shall consist of two paper; Paper-I Mental Ability Test (MAT)

and Paper-II Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Both the tests will be administered on the same day

Mental Ability Test

There shall be 100 multiple-choice type items, with four alternatives. Each item will

carry one mark. Candidates are required to answer the items on a separate OMR sheet as per

instructions given in the test booklet and on the OMR sheet.

Scholastic Aptitude Test

The scholastic Aptitude Test will consist of 100 multiple-choice items of one mark each.

Each item shall have four alternatives, out of which only one will be the correct answer. There shall

be 40 items from Science, 40 from Social Science and 20 from Mathematics, Candidates are

required to answer the items on a separate OMR sheet to be provided at the examination

centre as per instructions.

The tests will be available in the following languages: Asamiya, Bangla, English,

Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. The

candidate has to mention his option regarding the language in which he/she want to take the test

in the application form. Accordingly, the question booklet in that language shall be made

available to the candidate at the centre. After exercising this option, no request for the change of

medium will be entertained.

Allotment of E-Admit Cards

The NCERT shall upload the E-Admit Cards for the second level examination on its

website. In case there is any change of address prior to the National Level Examination, it shall

be obligatory on the part of the candidate to communicate the same to the state examining

authority, which in turn shall inform the NCERT for change of address after the candidate has

download the admission letter for second level examination. The same may be communicated to

the NCERT directly.

Venue, Date and Time of the Test

The admission letter shall have all the information about the venue, the roll number, the

date and time of the test. Candidates can download their E-Admit cards themselves before 21

days of examination.

Submission of Photograph

The admission letter issued to the candidate shall contain E-Admit Card to be filled in by

the candidate. She/he shall have to paste an attested passport size photograph at the appropriate

place in the E-Admit Card. This shall have to be submitted to the Centre Superintendent on the

day of the National Level Examination.

The Centre Superintendent, at his own discretion in special cases, may admit a candidate

without photograph. However, a candidate shall have to submit an attested photograph to the

Centre Superintendent immediately after the examination, which he shall forward to the NCERT.

Centre of Examination

Generally the candidate belonging to a particular state shall be allotted the centre in the

same state. Normally there is only one centre in each state for the National Level Examination.

The conduct of examination at the centers shall be done under the supervision of the Centre

Superintendent appointed by the NCERT. An independent observer for each centre is also

appointed by the NCERT.

Change of Centre

Only in exceptional cases under special circumstances, like transfer of the parents of the

candidates, the centre of examination may be changed on a written request received to the

NCERT within 15 days of the download of the E-Admit Card prior to at least 21 days of

examination. However, it may be noted that in such cases only the English medium test

booklet shall be provided to the candidate at the changed centre.

Conduct of Examination

The Centre Superintendent shall conduct the examination on the date and time of

examination as announced by the NCERT. He/she will follow instructions for the conduct of the

examination as supplied by the NCERT. For various eventualities like the late coming,

malpractice, use of helper (in cases not covered by the instruction from NCERT, the Centre

Superintendent shall follow the rules prevalent for the Board Examination of the State

concerned.

Marking

Each item in both the tests shall carry one mark each. A candidate shall get one mark for

correct response. There will be no negative marking in either of the tests. Nevertheless,

candidates are advised not to resort to blind guessing, which may not be of any help to them.

Processing of Result

The scoring of the OMR-sheets for both the MAT and the SAT shall be done through the

computer. All possible precautions are taken and necessary checks applied while processing the

result to ensure zero error results.

Declaration of Result

The final award shall be declared on the basis of combined scores of MAT and SAT.

Only the selected candidates shall be informed by registered letter and through NCERT website

www.ncert.nic.in. Marks obtained by the candidates in written examination will be revealed to

all the candidates individually through NCERT website.

Rechecking

Since the NCERT applies rigorous checks and counterchecks before the declaration of

result, no request for re-evaluation or rechecking of scripts will be entertained. Candidates will be

provided facility to have access to their scanned OMR sheets which will be placed on NCERT

website along with final scoring key so that they can calculate their own score.

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